The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04
kENTucKEY ELECTIONS.
The Republican state Committee
Claim 5000 Majority.
Democrats Claiming Only 5000 Ma
Jority for Buckner.
Everybody Waiting for the official
Count to Settle the Question.

New YORK, Aug. 3.-The Tribune's Lou.
isville special says: The Republican State
Committee estimate net majority Of 13,OOC
for Bradley II this estimation proves cor
rect, and it is more likely to be increased
than decreased, then the Fort Donelson epi-
sode will be repeated in Kentucky. Repub-
cans here tonight are jubilant, while the
large legislative gains threaten to give them,
combined with the Labor Party and Prohi'
bition candidates elected, majority on Joint
ballot. The result has not been unexpected
to well-informed Republicans, and especial
ly TO the State executive committee, who
have had the party's organization more full
ly perfected than ever before in its history
in Kentucky; not only in Republican, but
also in Democratic counties. They have
known for a month past the progress of
every county In the State and therefore are
not surprised greatly at any returns now
coming in.
Bradley's name has been prominently
mentioned today for second place on the Ma
tional ticket.
The evidence Is strong tonight that the
Democrats are trying 10 steal the State.
Their defeat has been so entirely unexpected
and overwhelming that they will not yield
without a stuggle. The Republicans, how
ever, are prepared to meet them. The re-
turns are in from 80 counties, less than one
half of the State fOrty-fiye of these are Dem
ocratic strongholds and their loss is 1900
from the Cleveland vote.
Five Republican counties give gains of
from 100 to 1000 each. The heavy Republi-
can Including the mountain counties) are yet
to be heard from.
At midnight returns from fifty-four coun-
ties give a net Republican gain of 1854,
with eighty Eight Democratic and twenty
seven heavy Republican counties to hear
from, The rates of gains In the former may
slightly decrease, but not sufficient to effect
the result, while the Republican strOnghclds
will more than keep up. Clay, mountain
county, gives Bradley gain of 449. If Brad
ley has polled Blaine's vote in the State he is
undoubtedly elected"
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3.-Returns from
6S counties show net Republican gain Of
2l,196. If this proposition Is kept up Buck
State. The Republicans are claiming the
election Of Bradley.
The Democratic loss compared with the
vote OF four years ago In nearly fifty e0un-
are nearly all Republican. Basing an esti-
mate on the best attainable figures Buck
ner's majority will be not less than $4,000.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. "a private de-
spatch from w. o. Bradley today, says: |
am elected governor of Kentucky ty 5000
majority" This indicates the Republican
claims as to the result of the election until
today. The Republicans conced the cleo
tion Of Buckner.
CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 3.-The Commercial
Gazette's Louisville special, at midnight,
says the news from 73 counties show gains
of 24,0C0 for Bradley, Republican. The re-
naming counties are more strongly Republi-
can, and will probably elect HIM II the pro-
portion Of gain holds out. Fox, Prohibition
ist, will probably get 14,000. The Demo-
Gratis have reduced their claim to 5000 major
ity for bu5sner. Only the official count can
relieve the present uncertainty.